Should I Take 40 Weeks Off Every Year?

Wanted: Anesthesiologist to work extraordinarily family friendly  schedule. Work one week a month or three weeks every three months. Salary: $72,000 to $108,000 per year.

Well, that sounds like a dream job, now doesn’t it? If I were willing to accept the low end of that pay scale, I wouldn’t even have to take call! Where do I sign up?

Should I Take 40 Weeks Off Every Year?

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This job description didn’t come from the classifieds; I made it up. In many ways, it sounds ideal.

This Job Doesn’t Exist. Or Does It?

Why wouldn’t I go for a setup like this? One of the biggest risks of an early retirement is the “sequence of returns” risk.

An Ideal Position for the Financially Independent Physician?

If investments perform poorly in the first five to ten years of  retirement, you could be selling low in order to cover your expenses,  taking a larger percentage of your savings than you originally intended.

To remain an active participant in the physician workforce, there are  numerous, substantial fixed costs in terms of money and time.

What are the Costs of a Job Like This?

Committing to work a week a month, or even a few weeks every few months makes it difficult to spend a year with my family

What are the Costs of a Job Like This?

I don’t expect to do anything that pays as well as my current day /night job.

Other Ways to Cover Expenses

I do expect to keep writing, because I enjoy it, and, as my e-mail subscribers know, I do earn a bit of money doing so.

Other Ways to Cover Expenses

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